Late Night Puppy Walk: Making my 3,000 Fuel Point Goal

You may ask, "How can a $150 white band of plastic with pretty lights possibly help you lose weight?"

Tonight is a good example. I have a Nike+ Fuel Band which is kind of like a glorified pedometer. It has an accelerometer which registers movements and can tell hand gestures from distance (which makes it better than pedometers, in my opinion.) The band has a display which lets you know if you have made your goal for the day.

Anyway, at 9:00 pm tonight, I only had 2,300 fuel points. I needed 700 more to meet my 3,000 daily goal, so I started up my new audiobook on my iPod, put on puppy's prissy pink jacket and took her for a 2 mile walk up and down the Short North.

The air was fresh. Bars were brimming with people.

I made my 3,000 point goal for the 9th day in a row! (According to the band, I burned 1,200 calories while wearing it today.)